What Did You Call Me? An Analysis of Online Harassment Towards Black and Latinx Women

Online harassment is a growing societal problem. Although online harassment, or cyber aggression, has begun to receive attention, little research systematically explores the common themes found in hostile messages. In this project, we focused on online harassment directed towards women of color. We...

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Authors: Francisco, Sara C. (Author) ; Felmlee, Diane H. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
In: Race and social problems
Year: 2022, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-13
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Networks
Cyberbullying
Social Media
Gender
Race
Online harassment

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